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Canadian politician
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Male
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Birth:
14 June 1838
Death:
15 December 1934
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Biography
William Henry Allison (June 14, 1838 – December 15, 1934) was a Canadian politician and school lands commissioner. He was elected as a Conservative to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1878 election in the riding of Hants and re-elected in 1882.
Allison was the son of James Whidden Allison, who had served as a member of the provincial assembly, and Margaret Elder. Allison was educated in Sackville, New Brunswick and later was a captain in the local militia. Between 1871 and 1878, he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia for Hants County. Allison ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Commons in 1874.
His brother David served as president of Mount Allison University.